AUTOMATED Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

automated

adjective

ˈȯ-tə-ˌmā-təd

Definition of automated

as in automatic

designed to replace or decrease human labor and especially physical labor an automated facility in which you can get your car washed without having encountered a single human being

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Recent Examples of automated Optery offers multiple tiers of data broker management, starting with a free tier that does not include automated removal. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026 The affected utilities, which were not named, were temporarily blinded when automated systems went down. — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 Law enforcement agencies say automated license plate readers manufactured by Flock, Axon, Motorola and others have become valuable tools for fighting crime. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Chevrolet includes its Super Cruise semi-automated driving system as an option for the Bolt, making this one of the least expensive vehicles offering genuinely competent hands-free highway driving. — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for automated

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Teoscar Hernández led off the 10th with a single off Jimmy Herget (0-5) and Freddie Freeman's sacrifice fly scored automatic runner Andy Pages.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Beating at the core of the new models is the automatic Calibre 37-24, which offers up a flyback function that lets the wearer stop, reset, and restart the timepiece with just a press of the pusher.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of automatic

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The memo also supports NASA’s ongoing work on commercial transportation to and from the Moon, and directs the agency to support future commercial robotic and human expeditions to Mars.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
To prevent this, the robotic LINK rescue craft was launched on a trajectory to catch up with Swift.

— David Szondy August 20, New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2026

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